Are We Nearly There Yet: 8,000 Misguided Miles Round Britain in a Vauxhall Astra [Lingua Inglese]: A Family's 8,000-Mile Car Journey Around Britain - Brossura

Hatch, Ben

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1849531552 ISBN 13: 9781849531559

Casa editrice: Summersdale Pub Ltd, 2011

Riassunto

The story of a madcap five-month family trip to write a travel guide—embracing the freedom of the open road with a spirit of discovery and an industrial supply of baby wipes "Hurry up," I shout at Dinah, whilst on the overhead telly Ray Mears’ Survival is playing extraordinarily loudly because Charlie sat on the volume button of the remote. The kids writhe about in the V05 shampoo they just spilt, laughing as the last of their clean clothes bite the dust, and I'm thinking: "Survive driving round England with two under 4s, staying at a different hotel each night and visiting four or five attractions a day and sometimes a restaurant in the evening. Sleep all in the same room, go to bed at 7 p.m. after having had no evening to yourself, wake up at 7 a.m. and do it all again the next day with the prospect of another 140 nights of the same—then come and tell me about survival in your khaki ****ing shorts, Ray." They were bored, broke, burned out, and turning 40. So when Ben and his wife Dinah were approached to write a guidebook about family travel, they embraced the open road, ignoring friends' warnings: "One of you will come back chopped up in a bin bag in the roof box." Featuring deadly puff adders, Billie Piper's pajamas, and a friend of Hitler's, it's a story about love, death, falling out, moving on, and growing up, and 8,000 misguided miles in a Vauxhall Astra.

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'disastrous five-month trip around Britain with two small children. The object... to write a travel guide.' -- The Bookseller, 29th April 2011

'mad-cap five-month tour of Britain... it turns out not to be quite the odyssey they had expected.' -- The Bookseller, 13th May 2011

"Ben Hatch makes me laugh." -- John Cleese

"A voyage of pain, suffering, argument, baby wipes, discovery and utter delight...Never travel in a car with children without this book by your side." -- Sir Terry Wogan

"A funny, touching cross country jaunt that's as much about being a kid as it is about being a grown up." -- Danny Wallace

“A wonderful book - hilarious and moving, all at the same time. Highly recommended for anyone with a family, a car or a sense of humour." -- Sophie Kinsella

“This is about a living, loving, occasionally quarrelsome but clearly very happy marriage and it felt curiously life-affirming to read about it. It’s very warts and all, extremely funny, very human and very sad. If you liked One Day or just like good books in general, don’t let this one pass you by.” -- Jenny Colgan

"Funny, touching and so, so, true to life. The must read of the year!" -- Mike Gayle

"Refreshing, insightful, very funny." -- Joanne Harris

"A wonderful book. Terribly moving and so so funny." -- Richard Briers

"Brilliant. Outnumbered in a car. I absolutely loved it. Funny, honest and moving." -- Tim Brooke-Taylor

“Very funny and equally moving. Ben Hatch is one of my favourite writers.”
'Hatch humorously recounts the epic tale of his 8,000-mile odyssey round Britain in a Vauxhall Astra with his wife and children.' --The Times, 27th August 2011

'often laugh-out-loud funny. It also touchingly drives the reader through a whole range of emotions and much vicarious enjoyment of the many family situations... From the start, it s a very comical blast.' --The Leicester Mercury, 19th August 2011

'Embracing the words that define many a family car journey, Ben Hatch tells the story of a young family, focusing on the joyous absurdity of the family holiday.' --ABTA Magazine, September 2011

'Travel 8000 miles with Ben as he packs up his life and sets off on a road trip that'll shock the most hardened among you... It s the kind of adventure that a lot of people would like to attempt and when you read about the deadly puff adders, Billie Piper s pyjamas and an encounter with a friend of Hitler, you ll understand why. In summary it s 8,000 miles of adventure on the road.' --St Christopher s Live Your Life e-zine, Sept 2011 issue

'If you re dreading a weekend car trip with small children, this book can t fail to cheer you up. Are We Nearly There Yet? is Ben Hatch s account of driving 8,000 miles around the UK for five months with his wife and two pre-school children. It also mentions plenty of places you might like to visit yourself, so it s great for getting some new ideas.' --The Daily Mirror, 9th September 2011

'Embracing those words that define many a family car journey, this book from author Ben Hatch tell tales of road-tripping around Britain with his two small children.' --National Geographic Traveller magazine (UK Edition), November 2011 --Reviews for Are we Nearly There Yet

L'autore

Ben Hatch is the author of Frommer's Britain for Free, Frommer's England with Your Family, and Scotland with Your Family.

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• Editore: Summersdale Pub Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1849531552
• ISBN 13: 9781849531559
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 345